. We’re visiting the graveyard of wrong, paying respects to the prophecies that were supposed to kill us all but instead just died of embarrassment. These aren't just oopsie-daisies; these are foundational myths of the modern fear-industrial complex. Our first headstone belongs to the granddaddy of them all, Paul Ehrlich. In 1968, this Stanford biologist dropped "The Population Bomb," which wasn't a B-side from a 60s psychedelic band but a prediction that the 1970s and 80s would see hundreds of millions starve to death. He said England probably wouldn’t exist by the year whatever...

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